Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low profile eustachian tube dilation system
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Application No.: US14851022Application Date: 2015-09-11
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Publication No.: US10143591B2Publication Date: 2018-12-04
- Inventor: Hung V. Ha , Ketan P. Muni , Andrew Nguyen , Siddhi K. Desai , Ronak Muni
- Applicant: Acclarent, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Main IPC: A61F11/00
- IPC: A61F11/00 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B1/233 ; A61F2/958 ; A61M29/02
Abstract:
A system and method for dilating a Eustachian tube of a patient is disclosed. The device includes a protective sheath, a flexible endoscope and a balloon dilation catheter. The protective sheath includes an endoscope lumen and a balloon dilation catheter lumen. The balloon of the balloon dilation catheter is a low profile balloon particularly useful for dilating the Eustachian tube, and in particular, the Eustachian tube of a pediatric patient. The method involves advancing the balloon dilation catheter through a nasal passage of the patient to dilate a portion of the Eustachian tube.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160081857A1 Low Profile Eustachian Tube Dilation System Public/Granted day:2016-03-24
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